News & Analysis on Food & Beverage Development & Technology
Frozen and chilled baked goods are the leading lights among US firm General Mills' bakery and cereal products as the company begins a tentative recovery against high raw materials costs, writes Chris Mercer.
Foods that can help control the common incidence of blood pressure offer growing opportunities for industry, and a recent study boosts the case revealing that children who consistently eat more servings of dairy foods, fruits and vegetables may have...
Number one dextrose producer Corn Products International will drive operations forward in Korea, buying up the remaining slice of its Korean business from Doosan corporation.
US scientists confirm that food products contaminated with the serious foodborne pathogen Escherichia coli were responsible for a multi-state outbreak of urinary tract infections.
Genomic tools help scientists gain an insight into the roots of foodborne disease and to identify clues about why some strains of the bacterium campylobacter - which each year cause more than 400 million cases of gastrointestinal disease - are more...
The UK's medicines regulator is setting up a new herbal medicines advisory committee to provide it with expert advice on herbal medicines in anticipation of the forthcomin European traditional medicinal herbal products directive.
Campina, the Dutch dairy co-operative that last month announced merger plans with Denmark's Arla Foods, has announced it is to focus investment across its milk, yoghurt and dairy-based dessert divisions in 2005, a move set to allow it to penetrate the...
Curcumin, the yellow pigment in curry spice, is to be investigated for its potential in prevention of Alzheimer's disease after tests on mice found it to be more effective than drugs currently being investigated for treatment.